Fuga Island is going to be developed by a group of American businessmen who have been developing vacation resorts like the Bahamas and New Hebrides. They intend to spend $150 million keeping Barit and Mabag as private preserves. But a city has to be created and the...
Marcos Diaries
March 12, 1972
Test of Bongbong II successful. We recovered the rocket although the nose was smashed in some rocks. We will keep it in our museum. We now go to the production of 50 to 100 kilometer land to land rockets by the end of the year and 5,000 in three years. Carballo Island...
March 11, 1972
We have decided to test Bongbong II tomorrow at Caballo Island which is our testing ground for our rockets. Rules for Trade with Red countries Went through the programs on: Official Gazette for March 11, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS had a three-hour conference with his...
March 10, 1972
9:30 PM Worked the whole day on the allocations for infrastructure. I attach the initial release of P35 million although I estimate the need for a total of P100 million. We need P100 million annually for irrigation, P60 million annually for the construction of school...
March 9, 1972
10:00 PM Fiscal and Financial Policy Committee Cash Flow for Infrastructure Monthly balances - 4 year program Reconciliation of conflicting figures on income and expenditures Public Works Unimplemented projects like Laoag Airport and Currimao port Unreleased contracts...
March 8, 1972
9:30 PM Northern congressmen Japanese traders Mayor Bagatsing Funding for Manila Peace and Order Projects Laguna Nacionalista Party led by Sen. Ernesto Maceda Delegates Mayor [Macario] Peña – Cavite Official Gazette for March 8, 1972: PRESIDENT MARCOS issued a...
March 7, 1972
Having been busy all day with the 1. Breakfast for the senators of foreign policy. 2. Then a meeting with the two committees on Foreign Affairs and Foreign Relations of both houses up to 12:30 [P]M. We worked out a mechanism for exchange of information. 3 days before...
March 6, 1972
Just talked to Imelda who is now in Spain in the Ritz. She has been given a royal welcome and treated as a head of state. Worked up to 3:00PM. First was the conference on the MIA [Manila International Airport]. We have decided to spend P22.5 million on the...
March 5, 1972
Have been busy the whole day. Early visitors and early golf. More visitors. Mass at 11:00 AM. Labor meeting at 12:00 AM [sic] at the Winter Garden with the Pinagbuklod Ng Mga Mangagawa [sic] Pilipino. Theme I followed was unity of labor. Then set the Vanguard (UP...
March 4, 1972
Imelda is in Rome and will leave for London at about 9:30 PM our time. She called me up at 4:30 PM from Rome and said she was feeling cold so Inday [Paciencia Disini] and she are both shopping for heavy coats. Am missing her and the children very badly even if I have...